2023 Rankings Update July: Newcomers

So I was just thinking about when I first started doing this for PGH, the time has flown, and the 2023 Watch List dropped and Flynn from Blue Star tweeted "it’s easy when you’re copying BS-30" which was BS since I had seen most of the players named in the drop before middle school and had tagged #D1Lock yet always remember my views have and always will be mine, I respect what others say or see, not what they didn’t say about my daughter yet even then, I was right so here are the additions #55 [player_tooltip player_id="311897" first="Salese" last="Blow"] Blow has blown me away all season after catching her consistency no matter which event she played in. She's athletic and long, either way, I say it, it's still the base and she simply uses her athleticism to control the paint, on either end so she rebounds strongly, finishes after contact but her smothering defense including blocking shots just all stand out #60 [player_tooltip player_id="311895" first="Danielle" last="Porter"] Porter made a Tip Sheet the first time I caught her and she's already over "the magic number" which is 6'0 so that as well as her athletic ability and desire, she battles for everything off the rim, is a major attraction for the next level but she can finish with either hand, after contact, defends in and outside the paint and still has upside #65 [player_tooltip player_id="311893" first="Jacy" last="Reese"] Reese is a heady point guard that understands some simple things that are really big like "plays within herself" yet she also understands how to control tempo but on the flip, she can score off the dribble, off the jumper, and from midrange yet she still shows her unselfishness as she hits whoever has the better shot, oh yeah, she defends #66 [player_tooltip player_id="311902" first="Zaadiyah" last="Stovall"] Stovall just keeps progression and a huge jump in the future wouldn't surprise me, not because I'm writing it, it's because "she wants it" and that can also apply to the ball off the rim as she follows the ball which is a lost art yet her athleticism has given me numerous athletic finishes, either off the dribble or putbacks yet her timing and UPS enable her to also come away with blocked shots #70 [player_tooltip player_id="311896" first="Micah" last="Elegores"] Elegores is so far under the radar yet not with me because even before high school, I knew what was coming and so do her teammates as she hits them on the money but she stays under control, pressure means absolutely nothing as she handles the ball with ease through presses and traps but she can score, mid to long-range or the jumper #72 [player_tooltip player_id="311900" first="Emery" last="Black"] Black comes in with a vengeance yet she does things so effortlessly that sometimes they go unnoticed but she's heady and understands how to "play within herself" a great combination yet that also goes to her playing the combo because she can control the tempo or drop the mid to long-range yet her defense also is solid #73 [player_tooltip player_id="311898" first="Brooke" last="Dial"] Dial made my Tip Sheet at an Individual Showcase a few years ago and was impressive yet at Prime Time Nationals, she was overly impressive showing the pull-up jumper in traffic and after contact making her an "and one" waiting to happen, well that also applied to her attacking the rim and finishing after contact but she plays the passing lane, rebounds and defends #75 [player_tooltip player_id="311899" first="Zanyra" last="Adams"] Adams enters at #75 yet Top 50 isn't out of reach, nor are the shots she blocks because of her UPS and to say she's an athletic nightmare would be an understatement because once she realizes she has the ability to "control a game" on both ends, all bets are off. She's strong, attacks with power, and has a nice pull-up jumper #76 [player_tooltip player_id="311901" first="Ella" last="Hartman"] Hartman just left me speechless at #BattleInTheAlamo because I knew she was good and understood the game yet watching her run the 1 to perfection just did it for me. She sets her teammates up nicely for "gimmes' that's easy baskets yet she also has that "gimme the ball" mindset to score and she does it however you want it, mid to long or off the dribble #94 [player_tooltip player_id="311894" first="Sarah" last="Sheriff"] There's a new Sheriff in town, I had to, but they're actually is and she has a shot at skyrocketing before it's all said and done. She has the "college-ready frame" and is showing "a college-ready game" in the making but seeing her just battle over and over to outrebound as well as score over taller players always makes me smile, so does her jumper but she defends and plays the passing lane